Page 44 - 2018 Annual Report Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

Collective Innovation Sustainable Management Unit 2: Building Agricultural Models prevention The COA announced 1,719 rivers and waterways across Taiwan that have the potential for debris flow, and reexamined updating the threshold value for debris ow warnings. We also updated (i) the “2018 debris flow natural disaster evacuation plans” for 687 communities in 153 townships in 17 counties and cities and (ii) the “list of persons to be protected in the impact range of rivers with potential for debris ow,” listing data on 46,630 people to be protected near such rivers. Phase 3 torrent regulation in the Dahe Community of Sanwan Township, Miaoli County. Phase 7 landslide area and torrent regulation in the Dongxikeng River, Dapu Township, Chiayi County. In 2018, the COA trained 356 specialists in debris flow natural disaster prevention, and currently there are 2,866 such specialists across Taiwan. We also assisted local governments at all levels in debris flow disaster prevention work including autonomous rain volume measurement, disaster situation reporting, and identifying persons who need protection and evacuation. We also promoted “independent disaster prevention communities 2.0,” holding war games for 194 communities and holding actual exercises in 30 others, for a total of 224 communities. The COA also completed work related to instrument testing and operational maintenance for 66 debris ow observation stations, as well as construction of 63 slopeland automated rain volume measuring stations, raising the total of automated rain volume measuring stations to 511. We also released debris flow warning information to local governments for reference. Flag and Awards Ceremony for debris flow disaster prevention volunteer specialists held by the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau of the COA. 42